Gas-burner.



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GAS BURNER- APPLIOATIOKIILED 00127, 1.908.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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' EDWIN L. WHITE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO J. H. WHITE MANUFACTURING 00., OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GAS-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN L. WHrrn, a

citizenof the United States, residing at the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, city and State of New York, have nvented an Improvement in Gas-Burners,

I oi which the following is a specification.

11s heretofore constructed, the gas burners of gas fixtures and the electric light fixtures ofelectrollers have each been resolved into substantially a uniform style as between which the electric light devices are the more artistic pleasing and acceptable, and while u regular and symmetrical in their parts are f in; pleasing contrast to the supporting arm of the electroliers, whereas the parts of gas I burners are substantially the same size with fone another and with the supporting arm of the fixture. s ott' cast metal, with a finish and are more These latter parts are made liable to discolor than are the polished and ulacquered sheet metal parts of an electric lightholder. Furthermore, with combination gas and electric fixtures the form of 11 the gas burners and their glass-ware are in unpleasingcontrast with the electric light fixtures and their glass-ware instead of in pleasing harmony and uniformity therewith,

1 and the objectof my invention is to clothe I thelgas fixture with a surrounding shell in simulation of harmony with the electric light devices which may be upon the same I fixture so as always to be able to use uniform glass-ware and holders and to secure the mostpleasing and ornamental eii ect.

In carrying out my invention I employ a two-part cylindrical shell surrounding and to be attached to the burner arm and receive the stem of the gascock and expose the key to be grasped and turned by the hand. This cylindrical shell receives and supports the shade holder and the shade or globe. It incloses all of the gas burner but the tip end and in appearance is to be the same as electric light holders associated therewith. It may also inclose and support the base of a gas or electric candle either alone or in a combination fixture, and it is equally available in simulating an electric light fixture whether a gas globe, shadeor candle isemployed,all of which is hereinafter more "particularly described.

Inthe drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical sec- [tion and partial elevation representing the device of my invention and Fig. 2 an elevation of the same without the shade or globe.

represents a combination bracket fixture showing my improvement employed with a candle effect.

(6 represents an arm of the fixture, b the gas pipe threaded at b at its free end.

a is a nut screwing upon the threaded end 6 of the gas pipe and coming against the end of the fixture arm. a to locate the parts and to form a base or support for the lower end of the cylindrical shell.

The gas cock 0 is as usual to be screwed upon the threaded end of the gas pipe, the same being provided with a stem 0 and a finger button or knob c for turning on or oil the supply of gas.

(Z represents a sleeve and e the tip or burner at the upper end of the sleeve, said parts to be secured upon the upper end of the gas cock 0 as usual.

The arm a, gas pipe I) with its threaded end, the gas cock 0, the sleeve d and tip 6 are all of the usual and well known character in this art,

f represents a cylindrical cup-shaped shell curved and in-turned and centrally apertured to fit over the threaded portion 79 of the gas pipe and to rest upon the nut a screwed thereon. This cylindrical shell is oil-set at 2 so as to provide an internal seat and I employ a clamping nut 3 coming within the shell and screwing upon the threaded end Z2 of the gas pipe so that between the nuts 3 and a the cylindrical shell f is securely and centrally held at its apertured base.

I employ a cylindrical shell it of an external diameter a reeing with the internal diameter of the 0 -set portions of the cylindrical shell f so that the lower end of this cylindrical shell fits within the oft-set portion and rests upon the shoulder 2 and is supported thereby. This cylindrical shell is provided with a slot h to fit over the stem 0 when the said shell h is connected to the shell f, the union of these two shells almost closing around the said stem.

The cylindrical shell h is preferably provided at or near its upper end with an annular bead i and I provide a shade or globe holder 2' with arms 2' which arms extend inwardly and downwardly and connect with a divided ring or band Z, which is to be placed around the upper end of the cylindrical shell it below the annular bead 2' and the same is held in place preferably by means of a screw m.

is represents a shade or globe which may be of any desired form or material, the same being adapted for connection with and support by the said shade holder 2'.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description and the illustration, that the cylindrical shells and the shade holder al-.

most completely envelop and conceal the gas cock, its sleeve and tip, simulating an electric light socket and presenting thereby a pleasing appearance and contrast to the size of the fixture arm a. This pleasing contrast is especially in evidence where these devices are employed on combination fixtures for the gas burners, as therein the gas burners and the electric globe holders or sockets appear one and the same structure, and a casual observer would not detect which was the gas or which the electric light until the respective parts were lit and in operation; thus a far more pleasing appearance is created and a more acceptable fixture than where there is a great and striking contrast which does and always must exist between the ordinary lamp socket and gas burner.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the upper end of the cylindrical shell h is made with a pressed screw thread If and the shade ring 2 provided with arms 2" is formed with a threaded ring 2' to screw upon the threaded part it of the shell h. This provides a simple construction of detachable parts easilt and cheaply made and assembled.

in the modification Fig. 4, a combination bracket fixture is shown with a gas burner 0 simulating a candle above the electric light device a, the pipe 7) being provided with the cylindrical shells f h and the candle simulation 0 forming a continuation of the upper shell h and termination of this part of the fixture. .Vhere gas light brackets with candles are grouped with electric fiX- I tures the cylindrical shell simulation is in harmony with the electric fixtures.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with the gas pipe of a fixture, the gas cock and its key and the burner tip, of a two-part separable cylindrical shell of sheet metal surrounding the gas cock, the end of the gas pipe and part of the burner, one of said parts having an integral holding portion formed at its free end and a slot tor the key at the intersection or point of union of said parts, and the other of said parts having an oft-set portion with a shoulder to receive and support the other part of said shell.

The combination with the gas pipe of a combination gas and electric light fixture, the gas cook and its key and the burner tip, of a two-part separable cylindrical shell of sheet metal surrounding the gas cock, the end of the pipe and part of the burner, one of said shell parts being cup-shaped, curved and in-turned and centrally apertured to fit over the threaded end of the gas pipe, a nut screwed upon such threaded end of the gas pipe and upon which said cup-shaped shell part rests, a clamping nut within the said shell part and screwing upon the threaded end of the gas pipe so that between the two said nuts the said cylindrical shell part is securely and centrally held at its apertured base, said shell part being oil-set at its upper portion to provide an internal seat, and the other of said shell parts being of an external diameter agreeing with the internal diameter of the elf-set portion of said first shell part and fitting therein and resting upon the aforesaid seat and thereby supported, said second shell parthaving at its upper end an integral means for receiving and holding a shade or globe support.

Signed by me this 8th day of October 1908.

EDXVIN L. WHITE. Witnesses GEO. T. PINGKNEY, E. ZACHARIASEN. 

